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McGUFFEY — At the Sept. 25 Upper Scioto Valley Board of Education meeting, President Barry Campbell promised to bring back answers to the public about some concerns raised at that session.
On Monday night, the board returned with its answers during a special session.

DUNKIRK — A new backup well is on the horizon for the Village of Dunkirk.
During the regular council meeting on Monday night, John Delong, president of the Board of Public Affairs, said the village is looking into having land surveyed for a new backup well.

EMT Kathy Ansley (center) accepts a check from Melvin House of the Ohio Emergency Medical Services on behalf of the Southeast Hardin Ambulance District.
The $30,000 donation will be used to purchase a cardiac monitor/defibrillator unit called a Life Pack 15.

ALGER — Now that Alger has been awarded a $500,000 grant, the public has been asking village officials how the funds are to be spent, said Mayor Von Summa.
The public was asked for its input on how the funds would be spent through surveys and public meetings, he noted, but few took part in that process.

FINDLAY — The Blanchard River Watershed has received a Great Lakes Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Program mini-grant provided by the Great Lakes Commission to do research on improving the soil healthy by increasing the amount of soil organics in the soil.

LIMA – The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 1, in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Executive Order 11988, is seeking public comments regarding proposed 2018 resurfacting projects in Hardin County.

Before coming to Kenton, Joey Day was serving as the athletic director at Harvest Preparatory School, a private school in Canal Winchester with just 500 students from grades K-12.
Looking to grow professionally, Day decided it was time to move on. When coming across the opening at Kenton, he found similarities to his own hometown and high school, and was instantly drawn to the district.

A banner contest, spirit competitions, special dress days, and a traditional bonfire are planned for homecoming week at Kenton High School, today through Saturday.
The bonfire will be on Thursday at 8 p.m. in the athletic building parking lot.

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ADA — When Rhett Grant arrived to lead the Ada Public Library last summer, he hit the ground running.
The summer reading program was to begin in a few days and he was moving his belongings into a new home, but the gorilla in the room was the start of the remodeling of the facility.

During the burial portion of a funeral on Thursday, mourners chose to pay tribute to the deceased by closing down a major highway and squealing their tires on the pavement.
It marked the second time such a display of anger or grief has taken place in Hardin County and Sheriff Keith Everhart said it won’t be tolerated a third time.

A Kenton man who authorities say was the leader of a group of five men who invaded a Kenton home in September was sent to prison for more than eight years earlier this week in a case heard in Hardin County Common Pleas Court.
According to court records from Prosecutor Brad Bailey’s office, Peyton William George, 608 N. Main St., Kenton, pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary, two counts of felony assault and grand theft with a firearms specification.